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Thursday, June 04, 2009

Did Someone Jump Off The Bay Bridge?

This just in. Two lanes heading West on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge are closed, one lane open. There's a white sedan being put on a roll back, at least 7 State Police vehicles are on the Bridge and 5 Police Boats just below. While this is Breaking News, we have yet to learn from any Officials if someone actually jumped from the Bridge, (or attempted to) but this is the description from the scene just seconds ago. More to come........

Its sad that people are being devistated to the piont of feeling as if they have failed their families. A man has to feel like a man or he has nothing inside. That is if your a man to begin with. Its called pride and self respect, that stuff runs deep if your a real human being.

I lived in Stevensville for a while and bridge jumpers were comon but not reported. I was driving over the bridge this morning and saw the vehicle, rollback truck and 6 police cars with police officers looking over the side of the bridge. There were also police boats in the water. (I was in a back up so was able to get a good look). My first thought was that someone jumped. but the vehicle was relatively close to the Eastern shore end of the bridge, not at the top as you might think. Let us know when you hear something.

Someone jumped off the bridge on Rt 50 between Mardela and Vienna a couple of weeks ago. Once they hit the water and found they were still alive, craweled onto a bridge support and waited to be rescued.

Someone jumped off the bridge on Rt 50 between Mardela and Vienna a couple of weeks ago. Once they hit the water and found they were still alive, craweled onto a bridge support and waited to be rescued.

This is not really a news flash Joe. It's not uncommon to have a jumper a month. More around the Holiday Season. They don't report the jumps because they're afraid that it could give more people who are contemplating suicide a vehicle to pull it off. You might consider the same in the future. Thanks.

The jumper survived and was seen in the water on the Sandy Point side of the center span and was rescued by AA County Fireboat 61 and taken to Sandy Point State Park where Trooper 6 had landed. AA Fireboat 61 reported rescue to DNR vessels on 155.37 which was the only direct contact that I heard between the AA/QA units and DNR.

I don't know if anyone will see this who made the above posts,but I just happened upon this today and all should be ashamed. This was my brother, who suffered from Huntingtons disease, a degenerative brain disease. He did not survive the fall. Those who don't understand the circumstances around any situation should not comment or judge. How can people be so cold, I will never understand!